Background
Coat, Gérard George Le was born on April 14, 1928 in Paris.
Coat, Gérard George Le was born on April 14, 1928 in Paris.
Bachelor, University Paris, 1949. Master of Arts magna cum laude, Lausanne, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1972.
Research assistant, 1956. Assistant professional committee arts, 1957. Associate professional ERAD, 1960.
Guest professor, Arts and Hunmanities Council, 1967. Guest professor Ghesinyhk, Moscow, 1969. Associate professor University Washington, 1974.
Coordinator computer arts progressive 1974-1975. Guest professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1975. Guest professional, Princeton University, 1976 (Eberhardt Faber lectures).
Professor fine art, University Montreal, 1976-1979. Guest professor University Lausanne, 1979-1980. Docent, sociology of culture, University Lausanne, since 1980.
Director research Fond National de la Recherche Scientifique, since 1980. Professor sociology of art, ECAL, School of Art, since 1981. Director research, Fond National de la Recherche Science, since 1981.
Guest professor Indian Universities and Art Schools, 1988, University Tübingen, 1985. Recipient Medal of Merit, Legion of Honr Association (Laurels), publications Author: The Rhetoric of the Arts, 1975, Musique et porteurs de son en Suisse: la situation sociologique, 1981, Culture au quotidien, jeunesse au quotidien, 1985. Co-author: France and Africa in the Age of Imperialism: A Double Impact, 1986.
Editor in chief Canada Art Review, 1976-1977, co-editor, 1978-1979. Co-editor Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande, since 1982, ECALE, Swiss Art Review, since 1987. Member Society for Visual Arts, American Musicology Society, Society Suisse de Musicologie (director committee since 1987), Canada Society 18th c.
Studies (president 1978-1979), Canada universities Art. Assn (co-director 1976-1979), Canada Society for Interdisciplinary Studies (president 1978-1982).